Tom & Holly Travels
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Cuba

Cuba, March 28 - April 9, 2018

 

   In this video you will notice two distinct moods. The first is one that I think you might expect. Keep in mind that in Cuba the tourist agencies are run by the Cuban government; therefore, a great deal of what we saw was what the Cuban government wanted us to see. We heard a chamber orchestra and a choir group perform. Both performed the song, “Oh Shenandoah.” We thought at first it was because they were performing for an American group. No, like so much of what the Cuban people have learned to do, is to mask what you think you are seeing.   In Cuba the song is known by the title “World of Misery.” I think the video captures both what we were supposed to see and the “world of misery” as well.